The total sample demographical and care requirement characteristics of 111 patients who required a medical emergency team call to the radiology department (MET-RD) dichotomised by unit of origin
| Patient characteristics | Unit of origin | ||
| ICU, n=44 (40%) | Non-ICU, n=67 (60%) | p* | |
| Post MET-RD outcomes | |||
| Death | 16 (36) | 12 (18) | 0.03 |
| Higher level of care | 29 (66) | 49 (73) | 0.42 |
| Transfer to a higher care unit | 0 (0) | 38 (57) | 0.00 |
| Increased respiratory support | 23 (52) | 35 (52) | 0.64 |
| Increased cardiac support | 9 (21) | 11 (16) | 0.59 |
| Transfer for procedure | 10 (23) | 16 (24) | 0.89 |
| Pre-RD patient demographics and care requirements | |||
| Age, mean (±SD) | 66 (2.3) | 56 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| Women | 16 (36) | 35 (52) | 0.10 |
| Men | 28 (64) | 32 (48) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score, mean (±SD) | 3.89 (2.7) | 3.52 (2.8) | 0.50 |
| ≥4 comorbidities | 24 (55) | 29 (43) | 0.25 |
| MET-RD on admission day 1 | 23 (52) | 25 (37) | 0.12 |
| Respiratory support upon arrival to RD | 36 (86) | 33 (40) | <0.01 |
| Nasal cannula | 16 (38) | 25 (37) | <0.01 |
| Face mask | 6 (14) | 7 (10) | |
| Ventilator | 14 (33) | 0 (0) | |
| Cardiovascular support prior to RD | 21 (48) | 4 (6) | <0.01 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias prior to RD | 18 (41) | 12 (18) | <0.01 |
| Sedation prior to RD | 11 (25) | 14 (21) | 0.61 |
| Vital signs 12 h prior to RD meet MET criteria | 12 (27) | 6 (9) | 0.01 |
| Tachycardia | 24 (55) | 14 (21) | <0.01 |
| Tachypnoea | |||
| Breaths ≥24 per minute | 23 (52) | 8 (12) | <0.01 |
| Breaths ≥30 per minute | 9 (20) | 3 (4) | <0.01 |
| Intra-RD patient demographics and care requirements | |||
| Radiology modality | |||
| CT | 22 (50) | 27 (40) | 0.06 |
| MRI | 10 (23) | 14 (21) | |
| Interventional radiology | 8 (18) | 9 (9) | |
| General x-ray | 1 (2) | 13 (19) | |
| Other (nuclear medicine, peripheral vascular, ultrasound) | 3 (7) | 7 (10) | |
| MET-RD aetiology | |||
| Cardiac | 24 (55) | 21 (31) | 0.11 |
| Respiratory | 9 (21) | 23 (34) | |
| Neurological | 9 (21) | 19 (28) | |
| Other | 2 (5) | 4 (6) | |
| Sedation in RD | 13 (30) | 5 (7) | <0.01 |
| Monitor in the RD | 41 (93) | 22 (33) | <0.01 |
| RD level of surveillance | |||
| RD Tech only | 0 (0) | 41 (61) | <0.01 |
| RD RN | 3 (7) | 13 (19) | |
| ICU/non-ICU RN | 40 (91) | 9 (13) | |
| Advanced patient care technician | 1 (2) | 4 (6) | |
Data are n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
↵* p Values refer to comparisons within columns.
ICU, intensive care unit; RN, registered nurse; Tech, technician.